13.07.2015 Military Report of Novorossia

One man was killed and one woman injured as result of Ukrainian shelling of the village of Zaitsevo yesterday. Also, pro-Kiev militant massively shelled Kievsky distriсt of Donetsk. 6 residential houses were damaged. Donetsk filter station stopped working as its power supply line was damaged. Debaltsevo, Logvinovo, Kalinovka, Golmovsky, Zaitsevo, Zhobunki, Novaya Laspa, Belaya Kamenka and Spartak became the targets of Ukrainian artillery fire too.

Intense clashes occurs at the contact line over the last days. Particularly, Ukrainian fortified area in the vicinity of Avdeevka, with howitzers of a 152 mm caliber, mortars, and 1 MLRS Uragan, was destroyed by Novorossian counter-battery fire overnight. Novorossian military units report such results of clashes of the last night: Novorossian forces lost 4 killed, 7 injured, 1 mortar, 1 armored personnel carrier. Pro-Kiev militants lost 31 killed (12 of them by a subversive group’s action), 14 injured, two 122 mm caliber howitzers, one 120 mm caliber mortar, 1 armored personnel carrier, 1 battle tank. High caliber artillery and mortars were banned by Minsk agreements. However, Kiev’s side actively uses them.

A main flash point at the LPR frontline is Bahmutka. There was an intense clash yesterday. LPR forces report about 19 injured Novorossian warriors and 2 destroyed Ukrainian battle tanks there. Intense artillery shellings from Kiev’s side have been continued.